She entered into life on May 3, 1966 in Mabank, Texas, to Aubrey Eugene Welch and Alma Coppedge. Gena was raised in Scurry, Texas. She graduated from TCU with a Masters in Nursing, and attended graduate school at UT Tyler.
She worked as an Assistant Clinical Professor at TWU and as an acute critical care nurse for over thirty years. Her work was her life and her passion, and Gena devoted herself to a life of caring for others in need.
Her family and friends will always remember her as being passionate about her family and her career, a friend to many, and a lover of dogs.
She is preceded in death by her grandmothers, Catherine Harris (Mema) and Irene Welch; and her grandfather, Aubrey Welch.
Gena is survived by her mother, Alma Coppedge Simons; father, Gene Welch (Wife Barbara); son, Ryan Keith Welch and wife, Klarice Welch; grandson, Koll Welch; brothers, Kevin Welch and Charles Welch; Foster sister Susie; aunt, Mary Robertson; best friend, Damon; a lot of extended friends and family; and her pug, Sweet Pearl.
She will be deeply and dearly missed by all who knew her.
A visitation for Eugenia will be held Friday, March 29, 2024 from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Roselawn Funeral Home, 1000 S Highway 175, Seagoville, TX 75159. A funeral service will occur Saturday, March 30, 2024 from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM, 1000 S Highway 175, Seagoville, TX 75159. A committal service will occur Saturday, March 30, 2024 from 10:30 AM to 11:00 AM at Pleasant Grove Cemetery, 318 Lanier Rd, Combine, TX 75159.
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